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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
OTHER LOCAL NEWS.
FIRE INA SATISFACTORY AND A HAN
KILLED.
Sad Result Of ConHagratioa In the Oil
Room at whitshurst q Owens,
Ae.. a., De.

A few minutes after 6 o'clock yester-
day morning the fire-bells sounded an
alarm from Box IA, Tenth and Byrd
streets. The department soon reached
the spot, and found that the flames
issued from Whitehurst & Ovens
sash, blind, and door-factory, corner
Tenth and Byrd streets
The fire was found to be burning
chiefly in the southeast corner OF the
building, in the cellar, which the firm
use as their oil-room. In this room
there were several barrels Of oil and
some other light, inhammable material,
which was burning fiercely. While the
FIRE was at first confined to this portion
of the building, the whole structure
seemed to be on fire, for the dense
smoke was pouring out from every
opening. The prospect being that the
fire would be a fierce one, Chief Fuqua
sent in second alarm.
After working vigorously for about
an hour the flames were subdued and
the department left; but about So'clock
barrel of oil burst, and another fire
was feared, hence the third alarm. The
engines, however, were not needed,
aud soon again left.
THE DEAD FIREMAN.
When the department had gone the
factory employees proceeded to investi-
gate the cause of the fire. They en-
tered the engine-room and found the
coat and dinner-bucket of Isaac Lecost,
the colored fireman, which showed that
he had been there. From the engine
room they went to the cellar, and after
a close search found Lecost in a narrow
space between two piles of window
frames lying at full length upon the
ground, face downwards, dead.
The origin of the fire can readily be
surmised. Lecost took a light and
went down into the cellar to get oil for
the machinery, and while in the oil
room he accidentally set fire to the
place, and before he could reach the
stairway the flames had spread to the
elevator, cutting off his retreat, and, not
being able to get out, was suffocated by
the dense smoke.
VIEWED BY THE CORONER.
Coroner Taylor was notified, aud upon
his arrival he had the body removed to
the floor above. An examination showed
that the hands and face of the unfortu-
nate man were badly burned. The
Coroner decided An inquest unnecessa-
~, and ordered that the body be turned
over to relatives.
The deceased was about twenty-five
years of age and had been in the EN-
ploy of Messrs. Whitehurst & Owen
for several years, and by disobedience
of orders he lost his life, as he had posi-
tive instructions to get his supply OF oil
in the daytime and was prohibited
from entering the oil-room with light.
THE DAMAGE AND INSURANCE.
Messrs. Whitehurst 4 Ovens loss
will amount to between $1,000 and
$500. They are insured in fifteen
different companies represented by
nearly all the agencies in the city for
So 5OO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January sL-Cotton steady !;
sales, 100 bales; uplands, 9kc.; Orleans,
9il-l6c.; receipts, 29,62s bales; exports-to
Great Britain, 81 ,065 bales; 10 France 20
bales; TO the Continent, s,252 bales; stock,
9!s,6S0 bales. Southern flour frm but quiet
Wheat gale. higher; No. red, January, 93tc. !:
February, 934a94c-; May, 96gxag4c. Corn
lower, closing firm; No. 2. January, fsIc I;
February, bza49c. May, Oka50g.c 0ats a
shade higher; No. 2, January, 36ka35tc. F;
February and March, 81a3Ac.; May, Baa
3Gac. Hops quiet Coffee-Fair Rio dull OPP
tons steady but rather quiet Sugar quiet
Moasses dull: J6test, sOc. Rice steady. Cot
ton-seed oil-3iaS5c. for crude, 49allc for re-
fined. Rosin arm and quiet 1urpentine dun
AZ 39kc. Wool unchanged and dull Pork frm !;
mess, si2.55 for new; fl2 25asi2 rs for old. cut
meats stronger; picked hams, TO-. Middies
firm. Lard shade higher; western steam
1875; January aud February, $3.50: May
tf.Oek sS.o5; city steam, $40; refinei, ss.3.
Freights steady.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, I'LL, January 2A-Cash quotations
we're: Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat
No. spring, bee: No. 2 red, SOs.c. Corn
No. 2, Sc. Oa1-No ., AZc. Mess pork,
sassy. Lard, t650aS6.52X. Dry-salted shoul.
ders boxed, s5.SOatas5; short-rib sides
lboxed), to.ooasdGs. Whiskey, u.is Loading
futures ranged:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
against the Pinkerton ncn.

by teltBiupu ~ 'uo bH'l"'.''i
NEW YORK, January 2i.-Two bills
directed against the employment of
Pinkeron's officers within the State
were introduced in the New Jersey Lee
gislature to-day. They were general
bills, prohibiting, under heavy penalty,
any person not actually citizen OF the
State from acting as police or detec-
tive officer.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed by the New York Senate, at Albany,
to-day, requesting the district attorney
of New York to report to the Senate
with all convenient speed by what an-
thority persons other than police Off
GERS and national or State military carry
or are permitted to carry arms in the
city and county of New York, with re-
ference to law, statute, or other
wise bearing on the subject, and what,
if any, legislation is necessary to pre-
vent or prohibit the carrying OF arms
Inv such nprgOnS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
XsIX. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON. January q, 1887.
Senate.

senate.
Tie credentials of Charles b. Far
vel, elected to fill the vacancy in the
Senate caused by the death Of john A.
Logan, were presented and placed on
flc.
Mr. Allison presented petitions from
all the national banks OF Chicago, st.
Paul, and Minneapolis, recommending
certain changcsand notifications IL the
House bill as to national bag -cN
pending before the Senate Committee
CA Finance
Senate bill concerning pOst-oiiices of
the third class, providing that they shall
not be changed into post-otiices OF the
fourth class where the gross receipts
amount to 81, 900 year, or where the
box receipts and commissions constr
iuting postmasters' compensation
amount to $1,000, was, on motion OF
Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa, taken from the
calendar and passed.
1t $50 the Senate, on motion of Mr..
Edmunds, proceeded to the considera-
ton Of the Senate bill 20 authorize the
President Of the United States to pro-
tect and defend the rights of American
fishing vessels, American fishermen,
American trading and other vessels IN
certain cases
Mr.. Frye suggested TO Mr.. Edmunds
that the words "also, if he think pro-
per-" should be omitted before the
words authorizing the President to deny
the entry Of fish from Canada, because
that language seemed 10 suggest that
this prohibition would be the last resort
OF the President, while in his lFrye's)
Judgment il would be the first resort,
and probably the only one under pres
ent circumstances.
Dir. Edmunds consented TO having
the words struck ont. and they we're
struck out.
Mr.. Ingalls, thought that these fishery
difficulties must ultimately be settled
either by negotiation or by war. This
measure was distinctly one of retalia-
ton il was an eye for an eye, tooth
for tooth, fish for fish, an insult
for an insult, a wrong for wrong. lie
thought ii important, before the Senate
was called upon TO vote, that the Com
,nittee on Foreign Relations should adj
wise the Senate whether this measure
was intended TO be pacific or hostile
whether il was in effect an invitation TO
negotiate or practically declaration Of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Reducing the surplus Revenue.


WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 2f.-
The protection Democrats completed
the consideration tonight of the bill to
reduce the surplus revenue, upon which
they have been at work for some time
past. A meeting tonight was held in
the House Appropriations Committee
room, and was attended by about TWEEN
ty congressman, including members
from the southern anti-internal rcve-
nue. organization. The principal
and general features Of the bill
are the Same that have been published
from time to time. 1t wipes out the
tax on tobacco and weiss-beer, and
also the hcense-tax on dealers i'll whis-
key. The question whether the tax on
alcohol used in arts should be removed
or the tax on whiskey should be re-
duced is left an open one, to be decided
by the House. The provisions of the
Randall bill, which increased the duties
in certain cases, are stricken out. The
free list of the Randall bill has also
been augmented. Lumber, goats hair,
fur used in making hats, jute and jute-
butts are among the articles placed on
the free list The dutyo steel rails is
reduced to S13. The principal features
of the Hewitt customs administration
bill are incorporated in the new bill,
together with some additional sugges-
tons by the Treasury department.
What is known as the " warehouse sec
ton of the Hewitt bill, however, is
eliminated. 1t is expected that the
customs sections of the bill will effect
reduction of 80, 000,0 600, and that the
total reduction made by the bill will
be from $50, 100000 to S60,000,000
The intention in framing the customs
portion of the bill was to avoid as far
as possible all questions likely to lead
to controversy The committee APP
pointed at the last meeting will confer
with Speaker Carlisle as to the best
mode of procedure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
THE IERsEY-CITY STRIKERS.
Tire steamship Lines-The Coal.
Handlers
IBy telegraph to the Dispatch


JERSEY CRY, January 24-Peter
Wright & Sons, agents for the Inman
and Red Star Steamship Companies,
have issued orders 10 freight-handlers
at their piers in this city not to receive
boycotted freight from the Old Do
minion Steamship Company. The
agents decline to be mixed up in any
way with the Old Dominion Line.
The striking coal-handlers have re-
sorted to abuse and intimidation of
the coal-cart drivers engaged in carry
ing coal to New York for retailers or
private delivery. They even prevented
the passage to New York of peddlers
who sell coal 10 poor people from
wagons in small quantities. One cart
driver wes knocked down with his own
shovel and badly hurt. The police are Of
little avail to prevent such occurrences.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Remarkable DeveiopmentofI Indus
tries In Tennessee.

10y Telegraph 10 me DinphtnJ
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, January 2i.-
The past few weeks have been remarka-
bile in Tennessee for developments in
portions of the State. The records of
the Secretary of States Office show that
twelve railroad charters have been
granted within five weeks, as follows /:
Tennessee Central, from BrydstOn, n.
C., to Tennessee points Knoxville and
Nashville Tennessee and North Caro-
lima, from East Tennessee to Murphy,
y. c.; Bristol and South Atlantic, from
Bristol eastwarlly; Baltimore, Nash
Vile and Memphis, from Bristol to
Memphis Chattanooga and Southwest
ern, from Chattanooga to Columbus,
Ga. Cumberland Valley and Unatta,
from Cumberland river to the North
Carolina line Memphis and Nashville,
from Memphis to Nashville; Cincin-
matt and Birmingham, from Chattanoo-
~ to Birmingham, Ala. Missouri,
Tennessee and Georgia Tennessee
Midland, from Memphis to Bristol, and
South Pittsburg and Sequahatichie,
from the Tennessee line to south Pitts
burg
Charters have also been granted to
four large street-railway corporations,
two mineral paint companies, four mar
bic companies, one oil company, eley-
en- large manufacturing corporations,
and six land companies. Thirty minor
manufacturing companies have applied
for charters, but have not received them
cot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
INV YORK srocx rARKgf.

NEW YORK. January A-There Was moro
decided weakness shown In the stock mafhes
to-day than at any time since tho break on DO
cenber 18TH. Tho market In London was de-
rressed by the unfavorable aspect OF the poh'l-
cal situation In Europe and the result was
eemLpaDic In tho market for securities tnrre.
This induced heavy selling By foreign houses
here and very few OF tho prominent stocks 81
capped the pressure, although 81 Pau u De-
loved 10 have been the heaviest sufferer. The
shorts covered TO great extent Ia the Tore
noon. but later when the extent or inc scare was
better understood. fresh lines were puvouIsnd
In consequence u the hamnering by bears mo
most important declines Of the day were made
In the afternoon. After the close 81 the London
market In the forenoon Jersey Central displayed
considerable strength by reason OF the support
given to the stock by the pool. and Hooking
valley made material advance upon tho dts
coycTy OF securities supposed to have been lost
The demand for exchange against the sale OF
securities here caused a further advance OF
cent Reports OF further trouble among the
cosl handlers along the Jersey shore. the 81.
vance in sterling exchange, and the threatened
European troubles, wore ail used by the bears
to depress values Late In the day trading was
acc, mpanied by considerable excitement and
tho market was 10 a large degroo feyertsh and
irregular The opening was decidedly weak,
he general range Of prices being from : 10
, below Saturdays final figures. While
Louisville and Nashville was on ~,
Hocking Valley. however, was up II. There |
was an active and well-distributed business
throughout tho list. Prices made further
slight declines In carly dealings, but the mar
ket rallied in the first hour, and In some cases
opening prices were exceeded. The decline,
however. was resumed, and by noon prices
were materially below those Of Saturday owe
nirg. Another drive Was made NJ values early
IN the afternoon, aud a slight rally followed.
but toward 2 7. ". the decline gathered fore,
and was not checked until the close, which was
active and weak. The highest prices were
generally recorded at the opening and the
lowest at the close. Hooking Valley stands
alone among active stocks this evening Ia the
showing the advance Of it, gain being Z per
cent On the other hand Richmond Termi-
nal IL down 37a. Louisville and Nashville 81,
Lake shore aud Norfolk preferred ~, West
ern Union. Reading. and Lackawanna 90, Erie
ard Tennessee coal ~, Union Pacific "a,
Colorado coal and Pacific Mail %, Cameron
coal pa, and other smaller amounts. Total
sales 49S0sO shares.
NoOn.-Stocks dull and steady. Money easy
al sa5 per cent Exchsnge-Jong, tS3aaS3s;
short. iGa.Gk. Governments dull.
ErenfnJ.-kxchange. 4s3h a4Sl Money 3a5
per cent Sub-1reasury balancee-Goid, $780,
$4,000; currency, .is,St,0O0. Governments
dun; per cents. 1885,; per cents. 100 bid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Effects Of the January ThaW.
CBvtelepraph TO the Dispatch

NY ttFbihPh W lAi' Ds'i"N~i-f
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The jan
nary thaw has produced remarkable
floods and ice-gorges in the Schulkill
river, near Reading, and at other points
in the Susquehanna, above Lockhayen;
in the Wabash, causing heavy loss in
Wcllscounty, including the bridge of the
Toledo, st. Louis and Kansas City rail
way at BlufftOn ; in the Maumee, at
Toledo, and above, where one
bridge has been carried away,
Lut the danger for the present is over,
and in Buffalo river, at Buffalo, where
the greatest damage is reported. Michi-
gan-Street bridge was wrecked by YES
sells breaking from their moorings and
being swept against it. The entire
Thirteenth ward, embracing several
thousand acres, is under water from
one to four feet. Cellars were flooded
ond in some instances narrow escapes
from drowning occurred. The damage
will be enormous.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Marine Disasters and Loss OF Life.
by telegraph 10 tho Dispatch.l

BARNEqAr, n. j., January 24.-The
pilot-boat Francis Perkins, No. l3, of
New York, was sunk off Barnegat du-
ring heavy gale this morning The
crew took to the yawls, two III number,
andreached the shore near Seaside Park,
but in attempting to land through the
surf one of the boats was capsized and
two pilots, named Walter Redden and
William Dallery, were drowned.
The steamer Aries, Captain Winslow
Loyeland, from Fell River for Philadel-
phia, stranded about six miles north of
Barnegat inlet during the storm this
morning. The crew, consisting of
twenty all told, were saved, being land
ed 10y the life-saving crews of Stations
Nos. ii and u. The rudder is gone,
and one of the steamers boats was car
ried away by the heavy seas. The yes
sci is comparatively light, and it IS
thought she can be saved should the
storm abate so that assistance can be
had from shore.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Carnei.Workers' NtrIke.
(3y telegraph 10 the DIspatch.l

NEW YORK, January 2i.-Thc en-
ployees in Higgins 4 Co.'S carpet-fac-
tory, numbering 300, struck to-day
because Of the discharge Of some en-
ployees, but further than this no in
formation is given. A conference was
held to-day between representatives of
the firm and committee of the Pro-
gressive Carpet Weayers' Union. The
firm is one of the three largest in this
line in the United States. The pro-
duct of the establishment amounts to
e, 600. 900 Der wear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25

ship companies stopped work to-day on
the ground that scab coal was being
used. They said they would load the
cargo, but would not touch the coal.
The company would not give in. The
City of Pueblo, now in port, should
sail Thursday. She will be delayed.
More trouble is expected in a day or
two, when the large ocean steamships
come in.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Philadelphia Labor Nominations.
rBy telegraph 70 the Dlspatch.l

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January Of
The United Labor party, in convention
to-day, after a somewhat noisy wrangle,
nominated Thomas Phillips, a shoe
maker, for mayor J. George Franks,
4 cigarmaker, for receiver of taxes F;
Charles s. Keyser, a lawyer, for city
solicitor, and Louis A. Ross, car
driver, for police magistrate. All are
prominent labor agitators.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
The Telephone Case.
LBy telegraph % the Dlspatch. !


WASHINGTON, January 24-Argu-
mcnt i'll the telephone cases will begin
in the United States Supreme Court
this afternoon and continue for three
weeks Counsel in these cases asked
sixty-four hours, or about three weeks,
but the court decided to permit them
to have forty hours, or ten court days.
The court room was crowded with spec
tators and members OF the bar when
the court assembled at II o'clock. 1t is
not yet known whether Mr. Justice
Gray will take part i'll the hearing of
the telephone cases or not. He is alb
sent from his seat on the bench this
morning, but his absence is said to be
due to other causes. Two of the JUS
ticos of this court have delivered Opin-
ions III these cases i'll courts below
namely, Justices Gray and Blatchford.
There was present an extraordinary
array of counsel representing the yari-
Ous telephone companies; also, a num-
Der of telephone officers, experts and
inventors, including Professor Bell
The telephone cases were called at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. All the justices
were present except Justice Woods, who
is sick in California, and Justice Gray,
who, i'll view of the fact that his rela-
tives are holders of considerable amount
Of telephone stock, has decided not to
take part in the hearing and decision of
the cases After long cOlloquy be-
tween the Chief Justice and counsel
for the respective companies, with re-
gard TO the time and order of argu-
ment, Mr. Maynadier opened Tor the
defence in the DOlbear case.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
A Wife's Crime.
by telegraph to the Dispatch. J

CHICAGO, January 24-Ferdinand
Kuester, of Wisner, Neb., and his wife
had frequent quarrels, and she has seye-
ral times threatened to kill him. Fri
day she put poison in bottle of whis-
key, with which Kuester afterwards
treated the family of John Wherrer.
All who drank were taken violently i'll,
and Louis Wherrer has since died.
Mrs. Kuester has been arrested.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
The Eviction Troubles I'm Ireland.

IBy AnglO-AHoFICAn caDIe 20 Ihe DIsPacn.I
DUBLIN, January 2f.-The magis
trates before whom the Glenbeigh ten
ants were tried acquitted the prisoners.
Tonight the hillsides for miles around
were ablaze with bonfres in honor OF
the event.
Forty bullocks, valued at 600, have
been deprived of their tails by unknown
persons on the Marquis of Waterfords
Curraghmore estate.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
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'BENSAlsSls ,I RQRlJI}5 l F9sJ l#Rg
Htti1E1 -
sIN SsaSai!A-~
WINTER EXPOSURE CAUSES COUGHS

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK MARKET.

JANUARY 2L-Receipts: 2Os head cattle. Z
sheep, 476 hogs
Sales: 2i3 head cattle, sheep, 49, hogs
Prices were a. follows:
Cattle-Best, AZ aJc. gross; medium ~ good.
81 a4hc gross; common " fair, 2%ai% grcss.
Sheep-3%a5Hc. gross
Hcgs-6a6hc. net.
Lnll5--2 a.l. RrOrA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Alleged German spte..

by Angio-Americanc cable to the DispA,ch-I
PARIS, January 24.-Meyer, the al
legged German spy, who escaped at the
time Of the capture Of his two compsn.
ions at Lyons, has been arrested ALI
three insist that the soldier who accuses
them trumped up the story that they
tried TO bribe him 10 obtain for them
one of the new French repeating rides.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
The 'LOngshoremen's strike.

New YORK, January A.-In accord
ance with orders 200 police were to-day
posted at several points where trouble
with the 'longshoremen was expected.
The officers were posted ct places where
coal was being unloaded along the East
and North rivers. Anumber of strikers
from Jersey City came over to-day.
They tried to get non-union shovellers
TO leave work, but were driven of by
the police. The longshoremen on the
piers Of tho Havana and Mexico steam
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
post.emee md Mail Robberies
(By telegraph to the Dispatch.l

tBy telegraph 10 inc Dispatch-l
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The Post
Office Department is informed that the
post-oifice at Columbus, Miss, was
robbed last night of $500 in cash and
seven registered letters also, that two
robberies of the mail have recently
occurred near Hazlehurst, Miss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25

Market quiet and steady. No receipts.
QUOTATIONS..
GOOD MIDDLISG.-9kc.
MIDDLISG.-9c.
Low NIDDLISG.-5 7-lGc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
The President Ina baltimore.

WASHINGTON, January 2i.-The
President and Mrs. Cleveland, with a
large party OF friends, went to Baltimore
tonight, and were present at the charity
ball. They returned TO Washington
about l:30 o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Wales I'm poltttes.

CARDIFF, January 2i.-The Liber~ls
of Wales, in conference here to-day,
resolved TO introduce into Parliament
during the coming session land bill
for Wales securing tenants q continuity
OF tenure and compensation Tor i'm,
movements
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-25
Prince AIexaudcr.

BERLIN, January PA telegram
from Strasburg says that Prince Alex
ander, Of Battenburg, the former ruler
of Bulgaria, has left that city for Milan,
where, it is asserted, he will meet
Kaltcheh, one Of the Bulgarian delegates
who has made the tour Of Europe.